DevOps and Networking: Working to Achieve Nirvana
Enterprises don’t own the cloud, just the experience. If there’s an outage or even a hiccup in the performance or network service, it’s on the network and application teams (not the cloud provider) to fix it. But often with problems in the cloud comes finger-pointing, as network and application teams look to determine liability and […]
Open Innovation Labs: How Lockheed Brought Better Security to Fighter Jets
How Red Hat’s Open Innovation Labs have helped accelerate Lockheed’s software development for the F-22 Raptor As the key government contractor charged with helping the U.S. Air Force keep its F-22 Raptor jets in fighting trim, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics increasingly values software delivery speed as much as engine speed. So much of the continued evolution […]
The Terrain of DevOps is Strewn with Pitfalls
As Gene Kim, one of the leading thinkers in DevOps, once said, “DevOps is not about what you do, but what your outcomes are.” What he’s telling us is that DevOps is about enabling a rapid flow of work that transitions from development to testing to operations, but the bottom line is that it’s about […]
3 Steps to Building Data Science Models
Have you ever considered supplementing your development skills with some data science? Expand your range and follow this quick tutorial on how to build your own predictive models using open datasets, Jupyter notebooks and Sequential models. Pick Your Data Game Your first step in learning data science is to find a dataset that fits your […]
‘DevOoops’ Moves: Deploying Code Out of Step
‘Everything as code’ can create opportunities for misadventure for DevOps teams DevOps’ ultimate aim is to create efficiencies in the software delivery process. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes DevOps initiatives lead to mistakes—something we lovingly call “DevOoops.” CloudBees recently polled some colleagues and came up with five examples of a DevOoops […]
How DevOps Can Help Speed Go to Market
With continuous evolution of IT systems, speed and flexibility have become of paramount importance for businesses. This requirement has caused a massive shift in the IT delivery system. Now, building and releasing a better product in the market is not enough for businesses to stay ahead of the competition. Organizations need an agile approach to […]
Embedding Accessibility into the DevOps Process
Calls for accessibility and inclusion are a defining characteristic of current times. Persons with disabilities (PwD), including vision, hearing, cognitive and physical impairments and others, are demanding equal access to virtually all public services and forums they interact with, from transportation to banking and self-service terminals in airports—and increasingly, digital (web and mobile) services. Ensuring […]
‘DevOoops’ Moves: Unforeseen Lock-Outs
DevOps’ ultimate aim is to create efficiencies in the software delivery process. But it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes DevOps initiatives lead to mistakes—something we lovingly call “DevOoops.” CloudBees recently polled some colleagues and came up with five examples of a DevOoops in action. Following is a discussion submitted by Carlos Sanchez, principal […]
Guess Who’s Coming to JFrog swampUP?
The annual DevOps gathering and JFrog user conference, swampUP 2019, is going to be here before we know it. It’s happening June 17-19 in San Francisco, providing easy access for everyone (it’s just 30 minutes away from SFO airport). What’s swampUP? For the thriving DevOps community, swampUP is the must-attend event where developers, engineers and […]
XebiaLabs Injects Predictive Analytics Into DevOps Platform
XebiaLabs is moving to take the guesswork out of DevOps following the launch of a set of tools that leverage machine learning algorithms to predict when and how the release of an application is most likely to go awry. The Risk Prediction Module being added to the XebiaLabs DevOps platform comes on the heels of […]
Building Amazing Apps, Part 3: Optimizing the Network
This is part three of a series of three articles on building and delivering amazing apps at the edge. Read part one here, and part two here. Introduction There are millions of apps available today, and it’s incredibly easy for any user to download and install any of them with just a few taps on […]
Monitoring the DevOps Toolchain
DevOps has grown in popularity among many companies seeking greater agility and higher-quality code. When using different tools for automation, these organizations need monitoring and tracking of these tools and metrics from different portals on a common dashboard. Toolchain monitoring helps to bring all reports into a common portal. Enabling monitoring tools from a centralized […]
5 DevOps Trends Worth Knowing in 2019
DevOps today is more than the buzzword it was 10 years ago. Back then, the idea of combining development with production in your IT infrastructure was not common; the logistics were nonexistent and most of the time businesses decided it was far too much effort. However, if the last nine years has taught us anything, […]
What Building a March Madness Bracket Teaches About DevOps
Applying the lessons learned from the NCAA tournament to DevOps in your organization. ‘Tis the season for filling out brackets, secretly checking your favorite team’s livestream at work and watching your ranking rise and fall in the office pool. Unless you’re this guy, your bracket is already busted. However, there’s always hope for next year, […]
6 Examples of Digital Transformation at Adobe Summit Keynote
We’re attending Adobe Summit 2019 to research the intersection of DevOps and marketing. Follow along for more stories. In a recent article, we described how DevOps is transforming retail from brick and mortar into an omnichannel “brick and click.” At Adobe Summit, we garnered more insights, discovering how other institutions are implementing an innovative convergence […]
The New AI Overseer Role in DevOps
Robot overlords are the stuff of science fiction fantasy. Today, with more teams implementing artificial intelligence (AI), DevOps teams need a hard, continuous look at reality. An AI overseer watching apps at work could make the difference between sadness and euphoria in your efforts. We’re seeing AI misses more and more often. Facebook recently admitted […]
How CI/CD Can Fast-Track Next-Gen Media Rollouts
Using CI/CD can help digital service providers move as quickly as over-the-top content providers Online video consumption has been increasing tremendously with rapid change in consumer expectations to have seamless viewing experience across various digital devices. To capture this growing demand, it is critical for digital service providers (DSPs) to deliver fast-track rollout of next-gen […]
The Power of a Game: What I Learned from Facilitating The Phoenix Project Simulation
I recently had the opportunity to become certified to lead a simulation based on the best-selling IT book, “The Phoenix Project.” The Phoenix Project simulation is not a product as much as it is an experience. The realistic scenarios, challenges and pain points embedded in the game built a creative tension in a safe environment […]
Is Your Digital Product Ready for International Prime Time?
When a digital product is developed in and for a particular geography and market, the enterprise and developer/architect function is focused on getting it to market first. Once it matures and receives greater engagement, enterprise is then looking to continuously add and develop a stable product that is feature-rich, scalable and robust. So, when the […]
Smashing the (DevOps) Stack for Fun and Profit
Most organizations that I deal with have a similar story for the promulgation of DevOps in their data center. The story is similar for bringing in most new technology and techniques: A team that usually does a new project without any attachments—relatively small compared to projects at the center of the business—adopted DevOps from the […]
SauceCon 2019 Speaker Profile: Wim Selles
This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting speakers at SauceCon 2019. SauceCon brings together the global community of Sauce Labs users and continuous testing experts to learn from each other and level up their automated testing and continuous delivery skills. This year’s event will be held April 23-25 in Austin, Texas. SauceCon […]
Electric Cloud Aims to Make DevOps More Accessible
Electric Cloud today unfurled the Winter 2019 edition of the ElectricFlow platform for managing DevOps, which makes it easier for different classes of users to tailor the platform to meet their specific needs. Sam Fell, vice president of marketing for Electric Cloud, said the latest release of ElectricFlow allows end users to choose from different […]
SauceCon Speaker Profile: Jenny Bramble
This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting speakers at SauceCon 2019. SauceCon brings together the global community of Sauce Labs users and continuous testing experts to learn from each other and level up their automated testing and continuous delivery skills. This year’s event will be held April 23-25 in Austin, Texas. Jenny […]